When Dodgers President and CEO Stan Kasten hired Andrew Friedman to become the Dodgers new (and first) President of Baseball Operations, he did so for a variety of reasons – the least of which was to remove himself from the day-to-day baseball operations so that he could focus more on the day-to-day overall operations of the […]
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It’s time for Dodgers new scouting staff to break out their gold pans
February 10th, 2015 at 6:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka 
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Cole Hamels could hold key to Greinke’s future with Dodgers
February 9th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka With less than two weeks to go until pitchers and catchers report for spring training, there is nothing to suggest that left-hander Cole Hamels will not be wearing a Philadelphia Phillies uniform in 2015 – this in spite of constant trade rumors throughout the entire off-season. Hamels will be entering the third year of his six-year/$144 […]
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Dodgers hold first of two Mini-Plan Open House events
February 8th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka With the 2015 season less than two months away, there is still a way for Dodger fans to get tickets for Opening Day, but only one way – by purchasing a mini-plan. On Saturday the Dodgers held the first of two scheduled Mini-Plan Open House events at Dodger Stadium offering fans the opportunity to purchase a 20-game plan that […]
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There are Dodger fans and then there are Dodger fans
February 7th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka For Dodger fans living in southern California, a trip to Dodger Stadium to take in a game is no big deal. After all, there are a half-dozen freeways within five miles of Chavez Ravine and barring traffic, most So Cal Dodger fans are anywhere from five minutes to an hour away from Blue Heaven on Earth. […]
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A long overdue review of ‘If These Walls Could Talk’
February 6th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka A while back I was given a preview copy of Los Angeles Times assistant sports editor Houston Mitchell’s new book If These Walls Could Talk – Stories From The Los Angeles Dodgers Dugout, Locker Room and Press Box. The problem, of course, is that I was provided with the paperback book just as the 2014 season was […]
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Yasmani Grandal – ‘I’m very thankful to be a Dodger’
February 5th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka When the Dodgers traded All-Star outfielder Matt Kemp to the San Diego Padres, it set into motion a series of other trades that would ultimately bring four-time Gold Glove winner, three-time All-Star and former NL MVP Jimmy Rollins to the Dodgers. But no matter how you slice it, most Dodger fans will forever remember the shocking December […]
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Pederson confident, not cocky about making Opening Day roster
February 4th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka It’s hard to imagine that Dodgers top outfield prospect Joc Pederson will not make the Dodgers Opening Day roster. Then again, we thought the same thing just two short years ago when a very young and very raw Yasiel Puig absolutely tore it up in spring training with his team-leading .517 batting average, .500 on-base percentage, […]
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‘Here come the Dodgers’ – Vin Scully
February 3rd, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka For ardent football fans, Super Bowl XLIX (49) marked the end of the 2014 NFL season. But for the rest of us, the end of the Super Bowl means something entirely different. It means that after nearly four long, cold lonely months without baseball, a brand new season is on the horizon. It is now so […]
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Chris Hatcher – A lot more than just a baseball player
February 2nd, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka During the off-season MLB players come and go by way of free agency, trades or retirement. But it’s probably safe to say that there was only one major leaguer who learned that he had been traded while visiting U.S. and allied troops in the Persian Gulf this winter – right-handed catcher-turned-reliever Chris Hatcher. “We had just […]
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Record crowd attends Dodgers FanFest 2015
February 1st, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka When you consider that there were five teams in Major League Baseball that averaged less than 22,000 in home attendance in 2014, it puts into perspective just how successful the Dodgers FanFest 2015 event was on Saturday. According to the Dodgers, their third annual uber pep rally drew a record crowd of more than 22,000 – up […]
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